Firsts |
Person |
First Man in space |
Rakesh Sharma aboard Soyuz T-11, on 3 April 1984. He was the 138th man in space worldwide. |
First Indian Woman in space |
Kalpana Chawla aboard Space Shuttle Columbia flight STS-87, on 19 November 1997. She was a naturalized United States citizen, and represented the US during the event. |
First Test-tube baby |
Durga Agarwal, born 1978 |